Poverty Dispatch - June 2, 2008

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Report: People Living in Poverty - Ohio
• TANF Enrollment and Poverty Rate - Fort Collins, CO
• Rising Prices and Increasing Need of Assistance
• Poverty Measurement
• Federal Medicaid Rule Changes
• Children on Medicaid and Lead Screenings - Indiana
• Kids Count Report - Tennessee
• States and Unemployment Benefits
• Paid Family Leave and Sick Leave - New York, California
• Benefits of Unions for Low-wage Workers - Rhode Island
• No Child Left Behind and Alternative Schools - Michigan
• Student Loans for Two-year Colleges
• Programs for Teenage Parents - California
• Post-Katrina Temporary Housing
• Prisoner Re-entry Programs - Ohio
• Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio
• Report: Workers and Income Instability

Today's Articles:

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Report: People Living in Poverty - Ohio

1.5 million Ohioans are living in poverty. (OHIO) Read Article
By Kate Giammarise, Toledo Blade. June 2, 2008.
 

More Ohioans have fallen into poverty. (OHIO) Read Article
By Catherine Candisky, Columbus Dispatch. June 1, 2008.
 

Suburbs share in suffering. (OHIO) Read Article
By Rita Price and Mark Ferenchik, Columbus Dispatch. June 1, 2008.
 

Suburban poverty: Economy brings increased need for help. (OHIO) Read Article
By April McClellan-Copeland, Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 2, 2008.
 

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TANF Enrollment and Poverty Rate - Fort Collins, CO

Welfare program numbers slip as poverty rates rise. (FORT COLLINS, CO) Read Article
By Kevin Duggan, The Coloradoan. June 1, 2008.
 

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Rising Prices and Increasing Need of Assistance

Food and gasoline: Soaring prices hit the poor hardest. (KENTUCKY) Read Article
By Karla Ward, Lexington Herald-Leader. June 1, 2008.
 

Demand for food stamps surges across region. (OHIO) Read Article
By Kate Giammarise, Toledo Blade. June 1, 2008.
 

Bare food pantries say no to needy. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Lisa Fickenscher, Crain's New York Business. June 1, 2008.
 

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Poverty Measurement

Stanford scholars try to measure poverty. Read Article
By Sarah Frier, San Mateo County Times. June 1, 2008.
 

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Federal Medicaid Rule Changes

Court ruling halts Medicaid cuts. Read Article
By Harry Wessel, Orlando Sentinel. May 29, 2008.
 

Judge negates Medicaid rules that would cut hospital payments. Read Article
Associated Press, Washington Post. May 24, 2008.
 

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Children on Medicaid and Lead Screenings - Indiana

Free Medicaid lead screens underused. (INDIANA) Read Article
By Dan Stockman, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. June 1, 2008.
 

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Kids Count Report - Tennessee

State kids report is mixed bag. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By Natalia Mielczarek, The Tennessean. May 22, 2008.
 

Report: Poverty among issues for Bedford youth. (TENNESSEE) Read Article
By John I. Carney, Shelbyville Times-Gazette. June 2, 2008.
 

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States and Unemployment Benefits

State jobless benefits reserves low. Read Article
By Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org. June 2, 2008.
 

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Paid Family Leave and Sick Leave - New York, California

Paid leave may get a makeover from state. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Sharon Linstedt, Buffalo News. June 2, 2008.
 

Assembly passes sick leave bill that would cover all workers in state. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Jack Katzanek, Press-Enterprise. May 30, 2008.
 

Sick leave bill worries small business owners. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Vallejo Times-Herald. May 30, 2008.
 

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Benefits of Unions for Low-wage Workers - Rhode Island

Lower-wage earners receiving most benefits from unions. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Andy Smith, Providence Journal. June 1, 2008.
 

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No Child Left Behind and Alternative Schools - Michigan

Alternative schools may be unintended casualties of tougher state requirements. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Dave Murray, Grand Rapids Press. June 1, 2008.
 

The options for alternative education: Change schools or change law. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Dave Murray, Grand Rapids Press. May 31, 2008.
 

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Student Loans for Two-year Colleges

Student loans start to bypass 2-year colleges. Read Article
By Jonathan D. Glater, New York Times. June 2, 2008.
 

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Programs for Teenage Parents - California

Grand jury: Pregnant teens don't know where to go for help. (CALIFORNIA) Read Article
By Sam Miller and Theresa Walker, Orange County Register. May 29, 2008.
 

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Post-Katrina Temporary Housing

Displaced by Katrina and edged out of FEMA trailer parks. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times. June 1, 2008.
 

Katrina victims will lose homes when FEMA ends temporary-housing efforts. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Chris Joyner, Clarion-Ledger. June 1, 2008.
 

Group fights park closures as Sunday deadline nears. (LOUISIANA) Read Article
By Joe Gyan Jr., Baton Rouge Advocate. May 30, 2008.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry Programs - Ohio

Program strives to assist inmates returning home. (OHIO) Read Article
By Laren Weber, Toledo Blade. May 25, 2008.
 

Preserving family ties. (OHIO) Read Article
Editorial, Toledo Blade. May 31, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - Ohio

Strickland signs payday-lending bill. (OHIO) Read Article
By Jim Siegel, Columbus Dispatch. June 2, 2008.
 

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Report: Workers and Income Instability

Wage instability plagues workers. Read Article
By Courtenay Edelhart, Bakersfield Californian. May 31, 2008.
 

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